Facing what could become a bruising primary battle, appointed U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is embracing one of President Obama's best known communist appointees, former green jobs czar Van Jones.
ALBANY - New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he flatly denied.
Last week the United States announced an initial contribution of $40 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency , the UN agency dedicated to providing food, jobs and education in the Palestinian territories.
Fiction 1. The Help , Kathryn Stockett. A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
Google Inc's near-silence and seeming inaction since its bombshell announcement it may exit China reflects the Internet search leader's fear of running afoul of the law and jeopardizing a multi-pronged strategy for the world's top Internet market.
To the growing list of grievances between the United States and China, add one more: the Obama administration is reviving American pressure on China to stop artificially depressing its currency, a policy that fuels its persistent trade gap with the United States.
In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., introducing Democratic presidential hopeful Sen.
Stephen Colbert is giving potential U.S. Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. a tough time about running for office in New York.
Flamboyant and controversial New York hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, a major political contributor and fundraiser for the Clintons and several high profile Democratic politicians, is elated that he is in line to receive a Padma Bhushan in this year's Republic Day honours list, and rubbished concerns that he is undeserving of the award.
Osama bin Laden , the leader of Al Qaeda , spoke publicly for the first time about the botched Christmas Day airliner bombing, praising the attempt - but not explicitly taking responsibility for it - in an audiotape broadcast Sunday that was aimed personally at President Obama .
Jurors in Kansas have reached a quick verdict in the murder case involving the killing of an abortion provider, Dr.
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